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Old 07-05-2012, 11:37 AM   #1
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Old 07-05-2012, 12:40 PM   #2
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How fast was he going out was it just a freak accident hit the right place
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Old 07-05-2012, 12:48 PM   #3
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How fast was he going out was it just a freak accident hit the right place
It doesn't give his speed, but says he fell asleep at the wheel. No passengers in the car, but the guardrail went through the passenger seat, so if anyone had been there, they'd be dead.
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Old 07-05-2012, 01:07 PM   #4
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Old 07-05-2012, 02:31 PM   #5
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looks like a crazy tape dispenser now. LOL
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Old 07-05-2012, 04:44 PM   #6
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Old 07-05-2012, 05:04 PM   #7
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Thats every day here. Its rare to see complete gaurd rails.
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Old 07-10-2012, 12:33 AM   #8
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So where was the driver from? Shanghai, Hong Kong, Vietnam, Singapore?

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Old 07-10-2012, 01:38 AM   #9
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Old 07-10-2012, 08:24 AM   #10
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Wow. Of the many things I do in my field, guardrail design is one of them. Those pictures are amazing, but it does make me question if the end unit of the guardrail was intact or in place at all, as I don't see any remnants of it.

The first 30' or so of the guardrail (end unit) is specifically designed to asbsorb the energy and divert the vehicle back so that it will move along the guardrail.

Wrong place at the wrong time. This isn't the norm at all obviously.
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